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Risk and Compliance Adviser

• Attractive salary and benefits including 17% superannuation
• Join a supportive and collaborative team
• Enjoy work-life balance with a 35-hour work week and hybrid flexibility

The role

• Full Time, Fixed Term (until August 2027)
• Level 7 - $101,421 to $110,819 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst or Wagga Wagga

About you  

• Relevant qualification with 4+ years' experience in risk and/or compliance
• Experience in enterprise risk and compliance management in complex organisations
• Strong knowledge of risk, business continuity, compliance and governance best practice
• Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate risk/compliance exposures into practical actions.

About us  

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Office of Governance and Corporate Administration here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply 

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a “statement of suitability” demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is available as a fixed term appointment or, for eligible employees, as a secondment.

To be eligible for a secondment, you must have completed probation. We encourage you to make your current manager aware before applying for a secondment opportunity.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Please note the successful applicant will be required to undertake background screening including a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

Further information 

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Julie Watkins | Senior Risk Adviser | jwatkins@csu.edu.au

Closing Date: 11pm, 6 September 2026

Advertised: 20 Aug 2026 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 06 Sep 2026 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time